The Writing Series (6 levels) focuses on teaching handwriting and graded compositional skills. The lower levels focus on basic letter formation, leading to joined script in Level 2. From Level 3 onwards the main emphasis is on composition writing, including work on punctuation and spelling.
The 17th century physician William Harvey wrote in the preface to his thesis
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals, a letter addressed to King Charles I. 'The heart of animals is the foundation of their life, the sovereign of everything within them...from which all power proceeds. The King, in like manner, is the foundation of his kingdom, the sun of the world around him, the heart of the republic, the foundation whence all power, all grace doth flow'.
Harvey was probably wise to address the King in this manner, for what he laid out in his groundbreaking text challenged scientific wisdom that had gone unquestioned for centuries about the true function of the heart. Organs had been seen in a hierarchical structure with the heart as the pinnacle. But Harvey transformed the metaphor into something quite different: the heart as a mechanistic pumping device.
How had the Ancient Greeks and Islamic physicians understood the heart? What role did the bodily humours play in this understanding? Why has the heart always been seen as the seat of emotion and passion? And why was it that despite Harvey's discoveries about the heart and its function, this had limited implications for medical therapy and advancement?
The Reading Series (6 levels) introduces children to a wide range of both informative and humorous text types including fiction, fact and poetry. The structure of each unit follows the same pattern, making the course accessible and easy to use for both teachers and pupils.
Primary Foundation Skills - Reading Comprehension 5 The Reading Series (6 levels) introduces children to a wide range of both informative and humorous text types including fiction, fact and poetry. The structure of each unit follows the same pattern, making the course accessible and easy to use for both teachers and pupils.
Primary Foundation Skills - Reading Comprehension 4 The Reading Series (6 levels) introduces children to a wide range of both informative and humorous text types including fiction, fact and poetry. The structure of each unit follows the same pattern, making the course accessible and easy to use for both teachers and pupils.
